MUSICIAN

Pete Willis

1960 - Today

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Peter Andrew Willis (born 16 February 1960) is a retired English guitarist, best known as a founder member of the hard rock band Def Leppard. He was with Def Leppard from 1977 to 1982, when he was fired from the band and replaced by Phil Collen. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pete Willis has received more than 1,111,271 page views. Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Pete Willis is the 2,567th most popular musician (down from 2,413th in 2019), the 6,316th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,805th in 2019) and the 410th most popular British Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 37.83

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.19

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.06

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Pete Willis ranks 2,567 out of 3,175. Before her are Robin Finck, Kali Uchis, Toby Fox, Joey Santiago, Pete Trewavas, and Show Lo. After her are Jamie Cullum, Keith Green, Billy Sherwood, Denis Matsuev, Jari Mäenpää, and Lost Frequencies.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Pete Willis ranks 679. Before her are Craig Hodges, Francesco Romano, Angela Ahrendts, Janusz Kurtyka, Gary Trousdale, and Jonathan Hill, Baron Hill of Oareford. After her are Anu Malik, John Fitzgerald, Jeff Bergman, Daniar Usenov, Jutta Behrendt, and Vincent Peillon.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Pete Willis ranks 6,316 out of 8,785. Before her are Jack Kelsey (1929), Alastair McCorquodale (1925), Ken Dodd (1927), Jonathan Hill, Baron Hill of Oareford (1960), Dave Morgan (1944), and Pete Trewavas (1959). After her are Garry Chalk (1952), Jamie Cullum (1979), Jacqueline Hill (1929), Robson Green (1964), Sylvia Cheeseman (1929), and Damien Magee (1945).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Pete Willis ranks 410. Before her are Peter Asher (1944), Bonobo (1976), Anthony Moore (1948), Calum Scott (1988), Martin Carthy (1941), and Pete Trewavas (1959). After her are Jamie Cullum (1979), Lorne Balfe (1976), Jools Holland (1958), Henry Jackman (1974), Vernon Reid (1958), and Justin Chancellor (1971).

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